Haldeman blocks Mitchell testimony as Nixon aides face probe
White House lawyers expect former Attorney General Mitchell to testify before the House impeachment panel about Nixon's involvement in hush money payments, while Haldeman again refuses to appear. Krogh tells court he warned Nixon of responsibility in the Elisberg break-in as Ehrlichman and three others face trial. Democratic critics say Mitchell may refuse and note Butterfield’s testimony on Nixon’s awareness of Watergate details.
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Independence Day Celebrations Across Cities Include Parades and Contests
UPI reports a nationwide Fourth of July with fireworks parades rodeos timber festivals and watermelons. Cities like Philadelphia Sacramento Seattle Minneapolis Albany Oregon Johnson City Farina and Salt Lake City host varied events from essay readings Uncle Sam portrayals and pillow fighting contests to timber festivals and Miss coronations. Washington D C features the annual fireworks on the Monument grounds and a re enactment of Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July oration by the National Park Service.
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Mariner 10 to Re-scan Mercury in September
NASA scientists at JPL plan a second Mercury flyby by the Mariner 10 spacecraft on September 21 at about 30 000 miles. The probe already photographed Venus and Mercury and may attempt a third pass 176 days later if fuel holds.
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Soviets pull plug on networks
Three American networks ABC CBS and NBC say their satellite links to Moscow were cut during reports on Soviet dissidents. They noted their film material on Sakharov and other scientists was blocked as they attempted to air the hunger strike and related dissident activity.
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U.S. Sets New Bike Safety Standards After 1975
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced safety rules for bicycles sold in interstate commerce after January 1 1975. The standards cover frame and steering strength wheels brakes and require protective features and assembly instructions amid about one million annual bicycle injuries.
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President Urges Energy Savings in Nationwide Campaign
President Nixon declared a continued energy conservation drive urging all Americans to join in the ongoing battle to conserve energy. He noted progress by private industry and the federal government but emphasized the challenge remains despite easing crisis.
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Lebanon May Push Arab Boycott Over Refugee Agenda
Lebanese Premier Takieddin Solh to urge an Arab boycott of the Geneva peace talks at Cairo talks with Arab diplomats and defense ministers. The meeting also may reimpose the Arab oil embargo on the United States and discuss refugee camp anti aircraft rings as Israeli raids intensify in Lebanon. Shimon Peres announces Syria receiving MIG23 warplanes and SAM 9 missiles from the Soviet Union.
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Vietnam veterans march on Washington demand amnesty and fair benefits
Thousands of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and supporters crowded Washington protesting at the Veterans Administration and the Court of Military Appeals. They called for amnesty for war resisters and a single type discharge system while decrying VA cutbacks and inadequate benefits. Park Police revoked the Mall vigil permit briefly forcing a move to Lafayette Park and a church as federal officers pressured the crowd to disperse with no arrests.
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Warren stricken with heart failure
Former Chief Justice Earl Warren, age 83, is hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital with congestive heart failure and coronary insufficiency. Doctors describe his condition as fair and essentially unchanged since admission, with a history of heart trouble and no heart attack. Warren, who retired in 1969 after serving on the Supreme Court since 1963, remains in the hospital for an indefinite stay as regular bulletins are expected.
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